Wells is inaugurated as the first governor.ġ906 - Open pit copper mining starts in Bingham Canyon.ġ911 - Strawberry Reservoir is completed.ġ914 - Auto racing begins on the Bonneville Salts Flats near the Great Salt Lake. ![]() Utah becomes the 45th state on January 4 and Heber M.S.ġ879 - First telephone service established in Ogden.ġ882 - Edmunds Act passed by Congress making it unlawful to cohabitate.ġ887 - The Edmunds-Tucker Act is passed by Congress.ġ890 - LDS Church President Wilford Woodruff issues the Manifesto ending church-sanctioned polygamy.ġ891 - B'Nai Israel Temple dedicated in Salt Lake City. Mary Madeleine).ġ873 - Poland Act passed in Congress making it legal to prosecute Mormon for practicing polygamy.ġ875 - Holy Cross Sisters open Holy Cross Hospital their first hospital in the U. John Wesley Powell explores the Colorado River.ġ871 - Dedication of First Catholic Church in Utah (St.First non-Mormon church building in Utah (Church of the Good Samaritan) in Corinne is constructed. ![]() It is now known as Golden Spike National Historic Site
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